Some Favorite Books for Young Children
By the Editors of Rethinking Schools
In December, with the support of the Peppercorn Foundation, Rethinking Schools sponsored a writers' retreat near Portland, Ore., for a number of early childhood educators from around the country. We asked retreat participants to share with us a few of their favorite books for working with young children. We include some of them here.

Heather's Moms Got Married
By Mary Cowhey
Second graders talk about gay marriage.

Framing the Family Tree
By Sudie Hofmann
How teachers can be sensitive to students' family situations.

Welcoming Kalenna
By Laura Linda Negri-Pool
An early childhood teacher strives to make all her students feel at home.

Strawberry Fields Forever?
By Cirila Ramírez
An early childhood teacher draws on her past while teaching children of migrant farmworkers.

There's a lot more inside this issue.